We're having something of a mid-life crisis, a bout of existential angst with homeschooling.
The Boy is starting an online high school with Calvert. He refuses to take Spanish.
The Girl still reads at a second-grade level. Her vocabulary, spelling, and grammar are at least sixth grade, and she reads with inflection. Without any comprehension at all. Not sure if she's just being stubborn, doesn't have the verbal skills to form her answer, or if she simply doesn't make movies from words. Either way, reading and being read to are equally difficult for her.
So, I'm back. Back to square one this year.
I'm looking at Charlotte Mason for The Girl, which means short bursts of work and having her re-tell what she learned. I've set up one big messy event for each day of the week -- art on Monday, weird science on Tuesday, etc. But botany, Africa, decimals/percents, reading, etc. come in quick bursts all morning.
The first real question that MUST be answered is, "What makes me think that this year will be any different from the other times you tried to get her butt working?"
And the second question is, "When is The Boy going to get any work done?"
And the third is, "Can we become a family school that runs on a schedule?"
And finally, "Why couldn't I have been born a creature of habit?!" Man, would that make this easier...
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2 comments:
Good luck. You keep plugging at it… which makes me admire ya. I hope something gives :)
I echo that--good luck. I hope things start to gel for you and for them, sounds like it's time for a round of encouraging success!
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